Gwendraeth man fined for litter
A Gwendraeth Valley man has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £50 court costs for throwing litter.
Eifion John Lloyd Evans, aged 18, of Plasbach, Llangyndeyrn, Kidwelly, pleaded guilty by post to an offence contrary to Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty at Rhosmaen Street in Llandeilo when they saw a young male walk across CK’s supermarket car park and drop a crumpled up wrapper onto the ground.
The officers approached the man and explained what they had seen. However, he denied dropping the item and became quite arrogant in his manner. As a result, he was not offered the option of a fixed penalty notice but was prosecuted through the court instead.
The council now hopes this latest case will act as a warning to would-be litterbugs in the county that if they flout the law they will be prosecuted.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum. This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place to live for everyone.”
Eifion John Lloyd Evans, aged 18, of Plasbach, Llangyndeyrn, Kidwelly, pleaded guilty by post to an offence contrary to Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty at Rhosmaen Street in Llandeilo when they saw a young male walk across CK’s supermarket car park and drop a crumpled up wrapper onto the ground.
The officers approached the man and explained what they had seen. However, he denied dropping the item and became quite arrogant in his manner. As a result, he was not offered the option of a fixed penalty notice but was prosecuted through the court instead.
The council now hopes this latest case will act as a warning to would-be litterbugs in the county that if they flout the law they will be prosecuted.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum. This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished.
“We are determined to make Carmarthenshire a cleaner, greener and safer place to live for everyone.”
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